progression of thought

This morning I went to Wikipedia as I always do to read up interesting subjects before my work day takes over, leaving no time for anything outside the scope of my job. On the main page there was an article talking about the Royal Blue Line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. I clicked on it, and after it made references to both the Reading Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, I found myself asking "what was the 4th railroad in Monopoly?" In my head I was walking around the board, but I just couldn't remember that last railroad; the one that sits between the greens and the dark blues on the expensive street. "Wait a minute, I got all the time I want I got a time machine" and quickly realized all I had to do was search for Monopoly (game), and just like that I had my answer.
I continued reading about Monopoly for a few minutes after I had found "Short Line" and discovered that there is an official "London" edition to the American's "Atlantic City" original classic. One of the most fascinating things I learned was that during World War II, the British version included a cardboard wheel in place dice due to a materials shortage.

I collect widgets for my macintosh. One of my newer ones is "How Many Xs Can You Name In Y Minutes?" It generates a list of websites, updated daily, of these quizes you can take. The tests are relatively short and simple, but some can be very difficult. There is one asking how many presidents of the US you can name in 10 minutes. There's another asking how many Beatles Albums, or how many Chinese Dynasties you can list off. All of them are very well engineered and are fun to play.

So, as I was reading about Monopoly, I was thinking it would be fun to see a quiz asking how many Monopoly places you could list off in some time limit.
And just like that, this afternoon, when the widget updated, the two new quizes on Sporcle.com are about the American and Brittish versions on Monopoly! What are the odds, I thought that the very day I'd want to see it, it shows up?

But is it? Couldn't it be that "Royal Blue" sparked the same Wikipedia path for the creator of the game as the one that got me asking for such a game?